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 =====Garry Greenwood=====  =====Garry Greenwood===== 
-Garry Greenwood is a leather artist living and working in Melbourne, Australia who makes highly ornamented sculptural instruments out of leather. +Garry Greenwood (born 1943 in Kent, England – 2005) was a leather artist living and working in Melbourne, Australia who made highly ornamented sculptural instruments out of leather. His Leather LightHarp was featured on [[Oddmusic]] ((http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om21300.html)) as well as his Windform.((http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om33500.html))\\
 ====Bio==== ====Bio====
 ((http://greeen.free.fr/greenwood/)) ((http://greeen.free.fr/greenwood/))
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 The mouthpiece can be that of a bassoon of a trumpet. With a bassoon mouthpiece the sound in the lowest register is similar to a trombone, while in the middle register it is a cross between a hoen and a bassoon. In the upper register the Dragon Bassoon can produce a variety of high pitched wails and sighs, and with all holes covered a large range of multiphonics and harmonics can be produced. A trumpet mouthpiece gives more of a barking sound." The mouthpiece can be that of a bassoon of a trumpet. With a bassoon mouthpiece the sound in the lowest register is similar to a trombone, while in the middle register it is a cross between a hoen and a bassoon. In the upper register the Dragon Bassoon can produce a variety of high pitched wails and sighs, and with all holes covered a large range of multiphonics and harmonics can be produced. A trumpet mouthpiece gives more of a barking sound."
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 +A feature on the Dragon Bassoon on [[Oddmusic]] ((http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om24775.html))
  
 ===Mountain Harp=== ===Mountain Harp===
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 Greenwood's first instrument was basically flat. (All subsequent Poco pods are sphere-shaped) He used a piece of the body of the instrument but then spent two frustrating days trying to find the right distance between this and the mouth-hole. When he eventually found the right place he discovered that only one hole sounded, thus in subsequent instruments the holes were cut out after the piano key was put in place. " Greenwood's first instrument was basically flat. (All subsequent Poco pods are sphere-shaped) He used a piece of the body of the instrument but then spent two frustrating days trying to find the right distance between this and the mouth-hole. When he eventually found the right place he discovered that only one hole sounded, thus in subsequent instruments the holes were cut out after the piano key was put in place. "
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 +See [[Ocarina]]
  
  
 ===Heralds=== ===Heralds===
  
-See [[Ocarina]] 
  
-{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygCKe-o5INU}}+====Video==== 
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 +{{youtube>ygCKe-o5INU}}
  
 "The Chordwainers play their favorite Tango in Carmel Hall at the Cygnet Folk Festival. January 2009, Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. The instruments we play were made by the leather sculptor, Garry Greenwood."\\ "The Chordwainers play their favorite Tango in Carmel Hall at the Cygnet Folk Festival. January 2009, Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. The instruments we play were made by the leather sculptor, Garry Greenwood."\\
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 Karlin Love playing the Mountain Harp \\ Karlin Love playing the Mountain Harp \\
-{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KTKRbAysg}} +{{youtube>95KTKRbAysg}} 
-{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0EbpB0RjQ}}+{{youtube>pT0EbpB0RjQ}}
  
  
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